Carlisle left Aggborough happy with a point but disappointed not to take all three.

Carlisle left Aggborough happy with a point but disappointed not to take all three.

The turning point in the game hinged on the sending off of Stuart Whitehead 12 minutes from time for a second yellow card.

Up to that point the Cumbrians had been comfortable and but for an uncharacteristic mistake from Peter Keen, would have bagged all the points.

Manger Roddy Collins was still happy with the performance and said: "At the end of the game you feel it's two points dropped but at the start of the game I would have settled for not conceding a goal considering we let in three on Tuesday night.

"But it turned out to be a really open game. They are a good side, they pass and move well but we were happy to let them play in the middle third because they never really hurt us.

"I was disappointed in the way we conceded but overall it was a good point."

Against the run of play the Harriers took the lead on nine minutes. Ian Clarkson's deep cross to the far post appeared to be covered by Birch and Peter Keen but Adie Smith got in ahead of them both to head home.

After a period of controlled possession football Carlisle finally got a deserved equaliser on 25 minutes. Michael Jack did well to evade a Clarkson tackle on the left before squaring into the box for Steve Halliday to shoot home.

Carlisle took the lead on 57 minutes when Green got away down the left before turning the ball into the path of Halliday who slid a left-foot shot past Brock.

Colin Larkin should have equalised eight minutes later, timing his run to beat Carlisle's offside trap, but pulling his shot wide when one on one with Keen.

With 12 minutes left the balance of the game swung in Harriers' favour, Stuart Whitehead receiving a harsh second yellow card.

As Carlisle defended in numbers Harriers were gifted an equaliser when Richie Appleby floated an innocuous cross in from the right.

But Keen lost the flight of the ball and the ball crept in under the bar at the far post.